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Understanding the Definition and Impact of Sports on Society

Delve into the technical definition of sports, analyzing what constitutes a sport and exploring sports as a social institution. Discover subcultures within different sports and examine the role of sports in reflecting societal values.

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Understanding the Definition and Impact of Sports on Society

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  1. Unit 2Chapter 15, Section 1 The Nature of Sports Mr. Young Sociology

  2. Essential Question • How does the technical definition of sports help to improve your understanding of what a sport means?

  3. Learning Objectives I CAN: Explain the Definition of sports Analyze what I believe constitutes a sport Understand the American view on sports Determine several subcultures within different sports

  4. Sports and Coaches Video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iymXdRQDISg

  5. A definition of Sports • Sport- a set of competitive activities in which winners and losers are determined by physical performance within a set of established rules • Sports is an important aspect of recreation • Not all recreational activities are sports, and not all games are sports

  6. Extreme Sports • Nonmotorized • sanctioning body • Extreme or unusual • Requires learned skills, conditioning, and practice

  7. Sport as A Social Institution • Sports helps to fulfill certain needs in our lives • It can teach us basic values such as sportsmanship, character, teamwork, honesty • Roman Chariot races, athletes would risk their lives for their society

  8. Chariot Racing Scene • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwi3xROzpSE • Scenes from Gladiator • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FI1ylg4GKv8

  9. Current Sports • MMA Fighting knockouts • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAy4uDT_mTE • Kick boxer Disaster • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk2Gb7lnpKw • Joe Theisman football • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGhakYY5VPg • Soccer Player dies • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42klb5HjvBk

  10. Sport, Culture, and Society • Sports play key role in American society because it reflects our emphasize to achieve • The only thing that matters in sports is winning (the American attitude) • Males dominate the aspects within sports, just as they dominate within society, but females are starting to finally get their fair share of the pie

  11. What winning can lead to? Bob Knights throws chair http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jc2ESr43PY Rutgers coach gets fired http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyPS57fVRQs Minor League coach goes crazy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGZUKHtW7vg

  12. Sport Subculture • A group with distinct roles, values, norms, and beliefs that is organized around a sport activity • Examples: Being quite on a golf course while you are watching, a gentlemen’s game • Hockey and football both have a subculture of violence and rage • Each sport will have some type of subculture within it

  13. Sports Subculture Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PEXG0mZKcw Speedo Guy from Duke

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